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On November 28, 2022, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published the latest Enforcement Rule of Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods1, which mainly revised the Recommended Daily Nutrient Intake Value Table and administrative penalties.
In accordance with the modifications in National Nutrition Management Act2, three nutrients (marked in red below) and their recommended values are newly added to the Recommended Daily Nutrient Intake Value Table (Attached Table 5 of Enforcement Rule of Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods):
Recommended Daily Nutrient Intake Value
Nutrients | Values | Nutrients | Values | Nutrients | Values |
Carbohydrate | 324 g | Vitamin E | 11 mg α-TE | Phosphorus | 700 mg |
Sugar | 100 g | Vitamin K | 70 μg | Sodium | 2,000 mg |
Dietary fiber | 25 g | Vitamin C | 100 mg | Potassium | 3,500 mg |
Protein | 55 g | Vitamin B1 | 1.2 mg | Magnesium | 315 mg |
Fat | 54 g | Vitamin B2 | 1.4 mg | Iron | 12 mg |
Linoleic acid | 10 g | Niacin | 15 mg NE | Zinc | 8.5 mg |
Alpha-linolenic acid | 1.3 g | Vitamin B6 | 1.5 mg | Copper | 0.8 mg |
Total amount of EPA and DHA | 330 mg | Folic acid | 400 μg DFE | Manganese | 3.0 mg |
Saturated fat | 15 g | Vitamin B12 | 2.4 μg | Iodine | 150 μg |
Cholesterol | 300 mg | Pantothenic acid | 5 mg | Selenium | 55 μg |
Vitamin A | 700 μg RAE | Biotin | 30 μg | Molybdenum | 25 μg |
Vitamin D | 10 μg | Calcium | 700 mg | Chrome | 30 μg |
The Regulation grants a transitional period for the above amendments. Enterprises can label the nutrient information on products following the previous version before December 31, 2023.
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